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How would I use ftp instead of sftp on my virtual hosts.

Posted July 21, 2013 10.1k views
I seem have set up working ftp but I'm having trouble with errors, especially The requested URL /installer.php/ was not found on this server.
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WyriHaximus July 21, 2013
Ok first things first what is giving that error as it doesn't strikes me as a FTP error, more a HTTP error?
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pablo July 21, 2013
I realize this doesn't answer your question, but have you considered using SCP instead of FTP?
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vic.palm2849 July 22, 2013
All I want to do is use ftp instead of sftp in filezilla to upload files to my wordpress site.
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vic.palm2849 July 22, 2013
What is SCP, will it do the same job
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kamaln7 July 22, 2013
SCP is pretty much the same as SFTP. If SFTP works fine for you, why do you want to switch to FTP?
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vic.palm2849 July 22, 2013
Because I have program that needs me to use ftp to work properly.
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vic.palm2849 July 22, 2013
Percifically for the installation process.
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kamaln7 July 22, 2013
What operating system is your droplet running?
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vic.palm2849 July 22, 2013
Ubuntu
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kamaln7 July 22, 2013
We have an article on installing FTP on an Ubuntu droplet: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-proftpd-on-ubuntu-12-04
How To Set Up ProFTPD on Ubuntu 12.04
by Etel Sverdlov
ProFTPD is a popular ftp server. Although it is not the lightest ftp server available for virtual servers, it is a powerful and configurable program. This tutorial explains how to install, configure, and access the ProFTPD server. It is written for Ubuntu 12.04.
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